Pairing three great garage bands who should play together ALL THE TIME turned out to be as great in practice as it was in theory. This FYF outing paired So-Cal heroes Tijuana Panthers and Audacity with S.F. sunshine pop darling Ty Segall at Eagle Rock’s historic-library-turned-concert-venue Eagle Rock Center for the Arts.

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Paul Collins of the Nerves and the Beat plays tonight at Blue Star, so in honor of his writing some of the most killer power-pop anthems of all time, we asked contestents to submit their own picks for unbeatable summertime songs. Had a lot of very strong contenders—we even had to tie-break at the end! [...]

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As the drummer for the Nerves and Breakaways and lead singer of the Beat, Paul Collins helped create the genre of power pop. His songs have been covered by virtually every band with a guitar, from Audacity to Green Day to White Fence to the Muffs to the Exploding Hearts to … me. He will play Friday at Blue Star—win tickets here! This interview by Dan Collins and Kristina Benson.

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You know Paul Collins even if you don’t know you know Paul Collins. He was the drummer for the Nerves–that foundational L.A. powerpop band responsible for such timeless tunes as “Hanging on the Telephone”–and frontperson for Paul Collins Beat (née the Beat). This Friday you can see him play at the Blue Star Bar in [...]

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Middle Class is Mike Atta, Jeff Atta, Matt Simon and Mike Patton (no, not that Mike Patton). Depending on who you ask, you might be told they are the first ever hardcore band, or you might get kicked in the gut with a pre-scuffed Urban Outfitters combat boot. They’re returning to the Echo to play a badass L.A. RECORD show with Kid Congo, the Urinals and Grant Hart this Friday. This interview by Jonny Bell.

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illustration by themegoman L.A. RECORD PRESENTS NOBUNNY’S 10TH ANNUAL EASTER SUNDAY BASH WITH NOBUNNY, AUDACITY,  CLOROX GIRLS, WOUNDED LION, KING TUFF ON SUNDAY APR. 24TH AT THE ECHO, 1822 WEST SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 5:00PM/ $10/ ALL AGES

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I stood dead center ready to die, since the crowd was fully vicious. I rolled with the punches even though I hadn’t slept in days, and walked through Echo Park all day long (I don’t know why)—until someone poured a full glass of beer directly on my face and punched me immediately after. I took this as a hint that I should step back a little bit and let the crazy kids kill one another adoringly.

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A dusty Jeep full of people (and all sorts of stuff) rolled up and a wide eyed hippie type girl with sun baked crimped long hair leaned out the window, “Is this the Growlers show?” When we told her yes her face lit up like she had just reached the holy land after traveling 100 miles through a parched desert.

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